| astray |
off the right or known path or course. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| gall1 |
impudence; nerve. |
| guidance |
the act of guiding. |
| ingredient |
one of the parts of a mixture. |
| mindful |
careful; attentive (usually followed by "of"). |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite (sometimes used after its object rather than before). |
| ransack |
to search through thoroughly, especially for items to steal; plunder. |
| rapture |
great happiness, joy, or ecstasy; bliss. |
| respondent |
a person who gives a reply or answer, especially to a survey or poll. |
| succession |
the act or process of following or coming after something or someone else. |
| temptation |
the condition of being lured or enticed by the possibility of pleasure to do something unwise or wrong. |
| tyranny |
a government in which a single person rules absolutely and in a cruel way. |
| undo |
to release from or remove wrapping or fastening from. |